HyperDic: allocation_unit

English > 1 sense of the expression allocation unit:
NOUNquantityallocation unita group of sectors on a magnetic disk that can be reserved for the use of a particular file
English > allocation unit: 1 sense > noun 1, quantity
MeaningA group of sectors on a magnetic disk that can be reserved for the use of a particular file.
PartssectorThe minimum track length that can be assigned to store information
Broadercomputer memory unitA unit for measuring computer memory

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